I have a private Personal Training studio in Austin, Texas, in my home. I will also go to my clients homes - and will bring any apparatus if its needed. I believe in a balance of muscle toning/strengthening, flexibility, and cardio/aerobic exercises that are fun and bring results. I also offer expertise and experience in proper and effective nutrition plans for ideal body weight and weight loss, without deprivation. Each clients program and sessions are geared to them personally, to fit into their lifestyle, to be long lasting and effective.
A way to exercise and break a sweat is to play with your pet! Chase your cat, romp with your dog. Many of you romp with Chloe here and know how those few minutes bring a sense of well being and stress relief. Your pet will love it and your body and brain will appreciate it too!
Happy Monday,
Margo
Okay, here is my de-stress tip for the day. Laugh. Did you chuckle when you opened this post? I bet for that moment you smiled inside or laughed out loud, you felt better. Pretty gutsy of me to put this pik out there, but it’s worth the risk if it worked. (I was in novelty shop with a good friend.) Laughter benefits are no joke. A good sense of humor adds years to your life and life to your years. Among the benefits of laughter right near the top, is stress relief.
Laughter increases the endorphins (the feel good stuff) in your brain. Humor improves your immune system, can ease pain, and stimulate muscles and organs in a good way. Being a recipient of a smile (or giving one) reaps benefits, too.
Laugh and smile, even if for just a moment, to relieve stress.
Happy and Healthy Friday,
Margo
As most of you know, one fitness tool I like very much is the Polar brand heart rate watch and chest strap. I prefer this particular model for the watch face number size, its accuracy, and pure ease of use. Simple. No whistles and bells. It reads your pulse/heart rate perpetually, and gives you your average heart rate when done. I don’t care for the kind for wrist only (without the chest strap), as they require stillness while you hold a button down; you don’t have to monkey with the model I prefer at all. It’s automatic; turn it on, and go. Most of you know (if you don’t know, please ask me) what your optimal fat burning, calorie burning, fitness improving cardio heart rate level should be while exercising.
This tool makes exercise (to me) more fun, more motivating, as you can see exactly where you are while walking, jogging, taking a class, and even at rest, to check out what your heart rate and pulse is. It can make that fat burning workout you do more challenging, since you’ll look at the watch and want to keep it to a certain number for a certain length of time. If your heart is too high, you can see to bring it down; too low, you can see to amp it up. I’m fine with perceived heart rate, i.e. working at what you think is a 7 or 8 out of 10, but with this toy you can see exactly, if that kind of thing interests you. I recommend Polar brand, model A1 (you can find this older model by googling it) or the newer counterpart, Polar FS1. I have both..I just by the one with free shipping or on sale!!!
Tick tick tick..Get that Heart moving, and break that sweat!!!
Warm regards,
Margo
